What won the race: Sixth-starting Damian Patocka of Enid, Okla., took the lead from polesitter Gary Lowe on lap four and then held off reigning series champion and fellow hometown driver Kip Hughes to win Saturday’s Sooner Late Model Series main event at Enid Speedway.
Key notes: Patocka’s previous Sooner win came May 7, 2016 at Brill's Motor Speedway in Meeker, Okla. … Haydon Ross suffered mechanical woes while running second on lap 17. … Hughes grabbed second on lap 21 but couldn’t catch Patocka. … Zach Nickell and Chris Wilhite Jr. did not start the feature. … Enid Speedway hosted the series as the Oklahoma track kicked off its season. … It was the third Sooner race of the season. … The series returns to Enid on July 11.
Points chase: Bo Day (750 points) of Greenville, Texas, leads Austin Theiss (720), Kip Hughes (640), Robbie Starnes (620) and Hayden Ross (610).
Current weather: Clear, 85°F
Car count: 17
Polesitter: Gary Lowe
Heat race winners: Kip Hughes, Damian Patocka, Hayden Ross, , , , ,
Next series race: July 11, Enid Speedway (Enid, OK) $750